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Jewelna Akorli

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Verified email at noguchi.ug.edu.gh Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
School / InstituteNOGUCHI MEM. INST. FOR MED.RES
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF PARASITOLOGY
vector biologymosquito-microbiota interactionsevolutionary and population genetics
Publications

61

Citations

2,260

H-index

20

i10-index

33

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
37.0
Most cited paper
388
First publication year
2011
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
14 Sep 2026, 08:27
Publications

61 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Application of multiplex amplicon deep-sequencing (MAD-seq) to screen for putative drug resistance markers in the Necator americanus isotype-1 β-tubulin gene
S George, P Suwondo, J Akorli, J Otchere, LM Harrison, K Bilguvar, ...
2022 Scientific Reports 12 (1), 11459, 2022 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 16
Emergence and spread of the SARS-CoV-2 omicron (BA. 1) variant across Africa: an observational study
C Fischer, TG Maponga, A Yadouleton, N Abílio, E Aboce, P Adewumi, ...
2025 The Lancet global health 13 (2), e256-e267, 2025 Health Sciences 15
Entomological risk assessment for transmission of arboviral diseases by Aedes mosquitoes in a domestic and forest site in Accra, Ghana
NE Akyea-Bobi, J Akorli, M Opoku, SS Akporh, GK Amlalo, JHN Osei, ...
2023 Plos one 18 (12), e0295390, 2023 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 14
Two promising candidates for paratransgenesis, Elizabethkingia and Asaia, increase in both sexes of Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes after feeding
RK Egyirifa, J Akorli
2024 Malaria Journal 23 (1), 45, 2024 Health Sciences 13
Modeling SARS-CoV-2 antibody seroprevalence and its determinants in Ghana: A nationally representative cross-sectional survey
I Owusu Donkor, SK Mensah, D Dwomoh, J Akorli, B Abuaku, Y Ashong, ...
2023 PLOS Global Public Health 3 (5), e0001851, 2023 Health Sciences 13
The Role of Detoxification Enzymes in the Adaptation of the Major Malaria Vector Anopheles gambiae (Giles; Diptera: Culicidae) to Polluted Water
SA King, B Onayifeke, J Akorli, I Sibomana, J Chabi, T Manful-Gwira, ...
2017 Journal of Medical Entomology 54 (6), 1674-1683, 2017 Health Sciences 11
Climate-driven models reveal temporal trends in Aedes breeding: implications for outbreak preparedness and control interventions
J Akorli, SKD Oware, DB Sackitey, RM Pul, NE Akyea-Bobi, SS Akporh, ...
2025 BMC Public Health 25 (1), 2735, 2025 Health Sciences 10
Investigating environmental determinants of soil-transmitted helminths transmission using GPS tracking and metagenomics technologies
JG Sumboh, K Agyenkwa-Mawuli, E Schwinger, IO Donkor, JEB Akorli, ...
2023 medRxiv, 2023 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 10
Development of an Affordable ELISA Targeting the SARS-CoV-2 Nucleocapsid and Its Application to Samples from the Ongoing COVID-19 Epidemic in Ghana: K. Tapela et al.
K Tapela, PC Opurum, FY Nuokpem, B Tetteh, GK Siaw, MV Humbert, ...
2023 Molecular Diagnosis & Therapy 27 (5), 583-592, 2023 Natural Sciences 9
Bio-products from Serratia marcescens isolated from Ghanaian Anopheles gambiae reduce Plasmodium falciparum burden in vector mosquitoes
EA Akorli, PC Ubiaru, S Pradhan, J Akorli, L Ranford-Cartwright
2022 Frontiers in Tropical Diseases 3, 2022 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 9
Improved species assignments across the entire Anopheles genus using targeted sequencing
M Boddé, A Makunin, F Teltscher, J Akorli, NE Andoh, A Bei, V Chaumeau, ...
2024 Frontiers in Genetics 15, 1456644, 2024 Natural Sciences 8
Molecular identification of cattle ticks in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana: a high occurrence of Rhipicephalus microplus
CNL Tawiah-Mensah, SO Addo, J Ansah-Owusu, M Abudu, ROT Malm, ...
2024 Experimental and Applied Acarology 92 (2), 253-261, 2024 Natural Sciences 7
Global genomics of Aedes aegypti unveils widespread and novel infectious viruses capable of triggering a small RNA response
S Gupta, R Sharma, AE Williams, I Sanchez-Vargas, NH Rose, C Zhang, ...
2024 bioRxiv, 2024.06. 06.597482, 2024 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 6
Mosquito breeding water parameters are important determinants for Microsporidia MB in the aquatic stages of Anopheles species
EA Akorli, NE Andoh, RK Egyirifa, C Dorcoo, S Otoo, SNA Tetteh, RM Pul, ...
2024 Parasites & Vectors 17 (1), 509, 2024 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 6
Soil-transmitted helminthiasis
MD Wilson, DK de Souza, J Akorli, I Ayi
2024 Neglected tropical diseases-sub-saharan Africa, 377-414, 2024 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 5
Evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence and Variant Distribution During the Delta–Omicron Transmission Waves in Greater Accra, Ghana, 2021
ES Lomotey, J Akorli, M Opoku, DA Odumang, K Nketia, EF Gyekye, ...
2025 Viruses 17 (4), 487, 2025 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 4
Identification of Rickettsia species in cattle ticks in selected regions of urban Ghana
CNL Tawiah‐Mensah, SO Addo, J Ansah‐Owusu, ROT Malm, SN Salley, ...
2025 Medical and Veterinary Entomology 39 (3), 636-640, 2025 Social Sciences 4
Investigating Environmental Determinants of Hookworm Transmission using GPS Tracking and Metagenomics Technologies
JG Sumboh, K Agyenkwa-Mawuli, E Schwinger, IO Donkor, J Akorli, ...
2024 The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 112 (3), 561, 2024 Health Sciences 4
Drought tolerance of Aedes aegypti mosquito eggs is influenced by adaptation to local climate conditions and associations with humans
S Chakraborty, E Zigmond, K Levan, J Kennedy, A Vaka, T Arya, S Shah, ...
2026 bioRxiv, 2026.01. 15.699549, 2026 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 2
Evidence of high genetic diversity among parasite populations in a schistosomiasis hotspot
YA Ashong, EO Armah, J Akorli, FT Aboagye, I Owusu-Frimpong, ...
2025 Microbiology Spectrum 13 (8), e02272-24, 2025 Health Sciences 2
Trophic Interactions of Anopheles Gambiae Mosquito Larvae in Aquatic Ecosystem: A Metagenomics Approach
AS Karikari, J Akorli, F Gbogbo, IC Ndong, AB Karikari, AA Karikari, ...
2024 bioRxiv, 2024.11. 01.621049, 2024 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 2
Assessing the performance of regular surgical nose masks as a sampling method for SARS-CoV-2 detection in a cross-sectional study
M Opoku, E Obeng-Aboagye, GYK Boamah, D Adu-Asamoah, RY Ismail, ...
2023 Plos one 18 (10), e0293001, 2023 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 2
From research to health policy: the Noguchi story in the past, present and next 25 years
D Yeboah-Manu, JK Odoom, S Osei-Wusu, A Adoma-Boakye, ...
2023 Frontiers in Tropical Diseases 4, 33, 2023 Health Sciences 2
High abundance of butyrate-producing bacteria in the naso-oropharynx of SARS-CoV-2-infected persons in an African population: implications for low disease severity
J Akorli, M Opoku, F Appiah-Twum, MS Akpo, RY Ismail, GYK Boamah, ...
2024 BMC Infectious Diseases 24 (1), 1020, 2024 Health Sciences 1
Bacterial and fungal diversity in Anopheles larval habitats with different productivities
AO Forson, YA Afrane, IK Sraku, J Akorli, J Gyamfi, DJ Perkins, I Hurwitz
2026 Parasites & Vectors, 2026 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 0